Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees
May 3, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1986 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 4, New York Yankees 9

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 4 0 2 1
Fletcher 2b 4 1 3 0
O'Brien 1b 5 1 3 0
Porter c 3 0 1 1
  Slaught ph,c 2 0 1 0
Ward lf 3 0 0 0
  Paciorek lf 1 0 0 0
Parrish dh 4 0 1 0
Wright G. rf 4 1 1 0
Petralli 3b 3 0 1 0
  Buechele ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Wilkerson ss 4 1 1 1
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Wright R. p 0 0 0 0
  Mahler p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 14 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 2 4 1 0
Randolph 2b 3 1 2 2
Mattingly 1b 2 0 0 3
Easler dh 1 0 0 0
  Roenicke ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Winfield rf 4 0 2 2
Griffey lf 4 1 0 0
Hassey c 3 1 2 0
Pagliarulo 3b 3 1 0 0
Meacham ss 4 1 1 0
Tewksbury p 0 0 0 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 9 8 7
Texas 020 020 0004142
New York 140 103 00x981
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (2-1) 1.2 2 5 5 6 3
  Wright   3.1 2 1 1 2 2
  Mahler   0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Henry   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Williams   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Harris   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
9
9
11
9
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Tewksbury  W (3-1) 6.0 11 4 4 0 3
  Scurry  SV (2) 3.0 3 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
14
4
4
2
5

  E–Porter (1), Petralli (1), Henderson (3).  DP–Texas 1, New York 3.  2B–Texas G Wright (1,off Tewksbury); Parrish (4,off Scurry), New York Meacham (3,off Mahler); Winfield 2 (8,off Henry,off Harris).  3B–Texas Petralli (1,off Tewksbury).  SF–Mattingly 3 (3,off Witt 2,off Mahler).  SB–Henderson 2 (17,2nd base off Witt/Porter,2nd base off R Wright/Porter); Randolph 2 (5,2nd base off Witt/Porter,3rd base off Henry/Porter).  BK–Witt (1).  U-HP–Vic Voltaggio, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–3:00.  A–16,847.
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